A.R.E. Meeting for 4/29/19

Leader: Scott

After seven of us went over last week’s experiments, we graduated from our most recent study of the Search from God books, and moved on to our next project: The Edgar Cayce Primer.

Sylvia brought some oyster plant to show us, and said the plant was listed as a vegetable in the Cayce readings as a source for Gold and Phosphorus. Eric gave his formulation for arthritis (and eye floaters). Scott demonstrated the Violet Ray device, which he brought. We mourned the loss of June’s dog, Happy. We discussed the sources of Cayce’s abilities.

For those interested in the ARE’s most recent lecture by Tom Baker concerning Jesus and the Cayce readings, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/edgarcayce/videos/2153171908109286/. It’s about an hour and a half in length.

For our reading tonight in the primer, we covered the Preface, Introduction, and made our way into Chapter 1, stopping at the section “The Importance of Having an Ideal,” on page 7.

You can use something we read as an experiment, and maybe next week we can either work our own experiment, or come up with something as a group.

A.R.E. Meeting for 4/22/19

There were five of us tonight after we welcomed John back from his trip. A lot of interesting conversations occurred.

At first, tattoos were mentioned, and then we transitioned into birthmarks, and how Cayce said they were special. John brought up that a baby was born recently from three merged eggs, and John said two was most that was previously known. We got into habits with numbers among some group members, and how Cayce mentioned that odd numbers were more powerful than even numbers. Sylvia believes this was because even numbers can be divided. Near the end of the meeting, we got into a discussion on the Violet Ray and its healing properties.

There is a recent 4-minute video about the Violet Ray at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkEPV7nhQRQ

We finished the Experiments book, so next week we should be moving on to the Edgar Cayce Primer. But before that, pick one of the last two experiments for the week.

Experiment: Take note of what your energy levels have tended to be like for the last few weeks. Then try to spend a little more time each day (perhaps only 30 minutes) in sincere and loving service to someone. Observe whether or not this new activity seems to (a) drain energy, (b) create new energy but still not drain any, or (c) reenergize you, renew and rest you.

Experiment: Put concern and love for people first in your life. Try being with people and really enjoying their company and the sharing and love which is possible in being together.

A.R.E. Meeting for 4/15/19

Leader: Scott

Four of us practiced being trans-personal and raising our group consciousness. Eric gave his theory on why the Radiac device should have copper. Out of the Experiments book, we have three to choose from:

Experiment: Pick one group of which you are a member. Do your part to apply the three ingredients of fostering trans-individual group consciousness.

(The three ingredients are 1) a common ideal, 2) harmony and cooperation, and 3) working together)

Experiment: Use the first few minutes of each new day to get started with the right consciousness.

Experiment: Observe how you think and speak about this country and its leaders. Take responsibility yourself for living more fully some of the ideals upon which the nation was founded.

A.R.E. Meeting for 3/18/19

Leader: Sylvia

Six studious souls sat studying Spirit. We didn’t do quite well on the Happiness experiments last week, so we delved into the last chapter on Spirit. We started in the Experiments book with one to work on this week:

Experiment: Be alert for signs of the spirit of our changing times. Try to act and think in such a way that you cooperate with and help to build a new world. Be especially aware of how to talk to others about the challenges and difficulties of the times. Let your words bespeak the consciousness of hope.

In the A Search for God book, we read the Introduction, and the sections “ In the Beginning,” and “Man’s Projection.”

As we get closer to finishing this book, remember that our next book will be The Edgar Cayce Primer – Discovering the Path to Self-Transformation by Herbert B. Puryear. If you haven’t got it yet, you might want to consider getting a copy soon.

A.R.E. Meeting for 3/11/19

Leader: Sylvia

With six happy students attending, we had the makings for a party. We had a lengthy discussion of the experiments of last week, then delved into the final pages of the Happiness chapter of the Experiments book. We read these three experiments, which allows us to pick and choose the one Spirit directs us to apply:

Experiment: Focus for several days on especially trying to make choices which you intuitively feel are the ones which reflect God's will for your life. Make use of your own sense of fulfillment, rightness and happiness as a criterion for evaluating the choices you have made.

Experiment: Write down physical and mental ideals for your relationship with yourself when it fails. Try using and applying these ideals as a way of minimizing feelings of discouragement with yourself.

Experiment: Make special efforts to sow seeds of good in the lives of others. Do not be concerned whether or not you will be around to observe the results.

A.R.E. Meeting for 3/4/19

Leader: Sylvia

Three souls braved the elements to get warmth through the group. Sylvia got us involved in a “Soul Body Fusion,” which will take a few more weeks to complete and comprehend. Some of the discussion revolved around travel, sinister experiences, manic depressives, and orthodoxy. But the overriding purpose of our visit was gaining progress in our studies. We read to the end of the Happiness chapter in the SFG book.

In the Experiments book, we read to the top of page 131, and have two experiments to choose from:

Experiment: Work with an attitude of surrender in relation to the various people in your life whom you love. Grant them (by your words and your actions) a sense of freedom to grow in the way they think best. Put their relations with themselves before their relationship with you.

Experiment: Observe the moments in which you let the turmoils and uneasiness of these times get to you. It may be the hectic pace or the continual state of things changing. Whenever you begin to feel troubled or tense that certain things may be blocked which you feel you need to get done, then use the affirmation: "If God needs me to get this thing done, He will provide the means." Let the affirmation lift you to a new attitude of faith, trust and happiness about your life.

A.R.E. Meeting for 2/25/19

Leader: Cindi

Four merciful students met tonight to continue our study into happiness. Sylvia led off with a poem from a card that her sister meant to send her. We later learned how Sylvia became involved with healing. Eric relayed some details he found out about WWI, and the horrors that people had to face.

In the Happiness chapter we read the sections “Who Are Happy?” and “When Are We Happy.” In the Experiments book, we read through the experiment on page 128, which reads:

Experiment: Make an effort to be more unpretentious and quiet in your daily affairs. Ask others about themselves and tum the limelight away from you.

Sylvia takes her turn leading the group in March, thanks to John’s list of upcoming group leaders.